Do short break and respite services for families with a disabled child in England make a difference to siblings? A qualitative analysis of sibling and parent responses

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 451-459

  Welch, Vicki ^a,c   Hatton, Chris ^a   Emerson, Eric ^a   Robertson, Janet ^a   Collins, Michelle ^a   Langer, Susanne ^a,b   Wells, Emma ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Disabled; Parent; Respite; Short break; Sibling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855866941     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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